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Summary

The alleged site of a medieval grange or priory.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 449623
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/62
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY29SE5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRANGE (XIV to XV - 1301 AD to 1500 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1954, SY29SE5 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV123885.

Site visit 3rd November 1953. An unimportant or unclassified grange hermitage founded in the reign of Henry II and dissolved in 1414. An alien Benedictine cell dependent on Montebourg. Granted to Syon Abbey. Sometimes reckoned as a distinct priory, although Oliver [Monasticon] doubts this (citing Knowles and Hadcock).

Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1971, Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales, 83, 86 (Monograph). SDV323253.

Axmouth is listed either as a grange or a priory. It was possibly an alien grange dependent upon Montebourg, belonging to the benedictine (black) monks. Founded in the time of Henry II and dissolved in 1414. It is also sometimes reckoned as a priory and sometimes as a parcel of Lodres. Oliver (Monasticon, 1846 ) doubts if it was a priory granted to Syon Abbey.

Devon County Council, 1986-87, Devon Religious Houses Survey (Un-published). SDV347681.

Axmouth Grange or Priory was one of sixty plus religious houses investigated as part of the Devon Religious Houses Survey, a Devon County Council Rescue Project. The aims of the survey were to identify how much remains of the site and to consider how any surviving remains could be conserved for the future. The work comprised a rapid assessment of the site, summarising the present state of knowledge, followed by a more detailed survey where sufficient evidence and remains survived. See separate entries for the results of the surveys.

Devon Religious Houses Survey, 1986-87, Devon Religious Houses Survey 1986/87. Preliminary Assessment Form. Axmouth (Un-published). SDV366903.

The location and status of the site is unknown. There has been little research and there are no known architectural remains or buried archaeological deposits. Further documentary research is required in order to locate the site.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1235 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

There was a grange or priory at Axmouth. Precise location not known.
SMR.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Ordnance Survey, 2026, Mastermap 2026 (Cartographic). SDV366713.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV123885	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1954. SY29SE5. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV323253	Monograph: Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N.. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Hardback Volume. 83, 86.
SDV347681	Un-published: Devon County Council. 1986-87. Devon Religious Houses Survey. Devon Religious Houses Survey. Mixed Archive Material + Digital.
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1235.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV366713	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2026. Mastermap 2026. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #8014 Map object arbitrary, ]
SDV366903	Un-published: Devon Religious Houses Survey. 1986-87. Devon Religious Houses Survey 1986/87. Preliminary Assessment Form. Axmouth. Devon Religious Houses Survey. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV2416 - Devon Religious Houses Survey

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